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The sound of police sirens cut through the air. I could hear them getting closer, their lights flashing in the distance. I didn't move from my spot by the window as the
police arrived, guns drawn. They approached Nathan cautiously, assessing
the scene. The rogues, battered and
bruised, were being handcuffed and
dragged away one by one.
Nathan reached the front steps and
knocked, his hand still trembling from the
fight.
I hesitated for a moment before opening the door. Nathan stood there, bloodied, bruised, and holding the bouquet like it was some sort of peace offering. His eyes flickered to the toys scattered across the floor inside the house. They belonged to
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Oliver. The sight of them seemed to stir something in Nathan, a brief flash of guilt crossing his face.
"-" He started, then stopped. He cleared his throat, trying again. "Doris, I'm sorry. I've been a fool. I know I messed up, and I want to make things right."
I didn't say anything, just stood there, staring at him blankly. My silence seemed to make him more desperate.
"I brought these for you," he said, lifting the roses. "I know how much you love
them."
I raised an eyebrow, the coldness in my voice unmistakable. "I'm allergic to roses.
Nathan blinked, taken aback. "What?"
"Sienna told you I loved roses, didn't she?"
I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.
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Nathan stammered, his confusion
growing. "Yeah, she-she said you loved them. I thought-"
out a bitter
"Of course she did.
the day Sienna had brought me flowers when I was pregnant.
the roses
hives, my skin itching so
believed me
some new cosmetic that had
had sided with
always.
fell as
"I-I didn't
course you didn't." My voice
"You never listened. You always believed whatever Sienna told you.
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really,"
his knuckles white. "I'm sorry, Doris,
am. I
interrupted, my
out of my
call the police again."
eyes widened, panic
"Doris, please"
"I said leave,"
I
stood there for a moment
change my
didn't move, didn't soften,
bouquet of
in his hand. I watched as
down the steps,
as he was gone, I
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against it, the weight
on me. The house was
broken, the remnants
lingering in the
the first time in a long time, I felt nothing. No anger,
Just indifference.
stood there, staring at Nathan as he lingered in my yard, looking lost, broken, and bleeding. The sight of him disgusted me more than anything. He was
that had
all things. He still didn't get it.
never had.
I
the heat rising in my chest as I looked
must've told him I liked them.
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